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    The Power of Horses

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    Horsewoman Judi Carlson once said, “When riding a horse, we leave our fear, troubles and sadness behind on the ground.”

    A trip to buy a ‘few’ chicks turned into a new agriculture operation for Pamela Vinyard
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    Crazy About Chickens

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    What started as the purchase of a few Rhode Island Red chicks for her husband about three years ago started a new farming operation for Pamela Vinyard.

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    Sustainability is the Heart of the 2S Angus Operation

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    Taking pride in being innovative in their genetic line and breeding programs SENECA, MO. - “2S Angus carries a drive with a vision to continuously...
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    Ag Royalty

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    Springfield teen chosen to represent Missouri in pageant Maya Hufman spent the first 11 years of her life in a place few people would associate...
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    No Goats Without Dogs

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    "They are like little members of our family,” chuckled Fern Welker, when talking about the goats she and her husband, Max, raise just outside of West Plains, Mo., in Howell County.
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    Challenging Times

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    Lori Simmons has experienced huge changes in her responsibilities and gained new skills recently at College of the Ozarks (C of O) in Point...
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    College and Cattle

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    As classes end for the day, Whitney Harrison heads to work at MFA in Cassville, Mo., where she'll spend the next few hours serving area farmers. After work, she'll head home to greet her two horses, Honey and Audrey, along with her herd of Braunvieh cows. 
    Michelle and Shelby Burns keep an emphasis on good genetics to build their champion herd
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    Show-Winning Combination

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    For most people the annual Route 66 Days in Strafford, Mo., conjures thoughts of antique cars and fried food. But for 17-year-old Shelby Burns, the festival reminds her of the genesis of her cattle business. Shelby remembers laying eyes on a Dexter calf named Danny Boy at the festival. “I just fell head over heels for him,” said Shelby. There was no turning back. Shelby, then 12-years-old, convinced her mother to buy a Dexter heifer named Rosie. Thus, Wild Rose Ranch in Strafford, Mo., bloomed.

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    Happy Goat Milk is in High Demand

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    It all started with a need for goat’s milk for themselves, and then that demand spread all over the neighborhood, and what was initially...
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    Full Circle

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    In the early 1970s a young man from Wichita named Dan Kinney was in the beginning of what would be a long and storied career with the City of Springfield’s park system. One of his first tasks was to arrange for overflow parking at the Dickerson Park Zoo. He met with Louis Miller, then Director of the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, the Zoo’s neighbor to the east.
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